Bernard Joseph Wood MNZM (9 December 1939 – 28 April 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league administrator and sports historian.
Wood was born in Greymouth in 1939 and was educated at Marist Brothers Boys' School there. He was a member of the New Zealand Schoolboys rugby league team in 1954. [1]
After moving to Wellington, Wood served for 24 years as secretary–treasurer or chairman of the Wellington Rugby League He was deputy chairman of the New Zealand Rugby League in 1992. [1]
Wood was an historian of rugby league and harness racing in New Zealand, writing several books on the subjects. [1] He edited the New Zealand Rugby League Annual from 1977 to 2002. [2]
In the 2000 New Year Honours, Wood was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport. [3] In 2008 he was made a life member of the New Zealand Rugby League. [4]
Wood died of cancer at his home in the Porirua suburb of Whitby in 2013, [5] and was buried at Whenua Tapu Cemetery, Pukerua Bay. [6]
Books written or co-written by Wood include: